Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 16:16-18

16This isthe thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichH834Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950of it every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376accordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to his eatingאָכְל֑וֹ'a.khe.LoH400,an omerעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016for every manלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538, according tothe numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of your personsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315;takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947ye every manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376for them which arein his tentsבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

17And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so, and gatheredוַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950,some moreהַמַּרְבֶּ֖הha.mar.BehH7235,some lessוְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ve.ha.mam.'ItH4591.

18And when they did meteוַיָּמֹ֣דּוּvai.ya.Mo.duH4058itwith an omerבָעֹ֔מֶרva.'O.merH6016,he that gathered muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.BehH7235had nothing overהֶעְדִּיף֙he'.DifH5736,and he that gathered littleוְהַמַּמְעִ֖יטve.ha.mam.'ItH4591had no lackהֶחְסִ֑ירhech.SirH2637;they gatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃la.Ka.tuH3950every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376accordingלְפִֽי־le.fi-H6310to his eatingאָכְל֖וֹ'a.khe.LoH400.

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